List of support services and projects regarding housing

Associations of tenants

What

These associations offers counselling about the tenancy law and the rights and duties of the tenants. They provide legal advice before signing a rental contract. You need to be their member to use their services.

Where

You can find the local offices here (in German): www.mietervereinigung.at

(in German) www.mieterschutzverband.at/.

Association of owners

What

The association offers legal counselling to people who own a property or to people who are thinking about buying a property. You need to be their member to use their services.

Where

You can find the closest office to you here (in German): www.gdw.at/.

Counselling on accommodation and housing

What

The Governments of the Federal State offer counselling to migrants on topics of housing and accommodation.

Where

 

Information service for citizens

What

Some cities also offer counselling on accommodation and housing

Where

 

Bregenz (in German): www.bregenz.gv.at/buergerservice/wohnen/

Accommodation counselling Burgenland – Eisenstadt

What

NGO that offers counselling to migrants and refugees about accommodation. They offer interpreting services in different languages.

Where

(in German) www.diakoniebgld.at

Hauptstraße 37/ Top 14

7000 Eisenstadt

Tel.: +43 664 88 302 309

Email: Wohnberatung.burgenland@diakonie.at

Accommodation counselling in Carinthia

What

Organization that offers counselling to migrants and refugees to find accommodation in different Austrian Federal States. They also offer interpreting services on different languages.

Where

You can find the closest offices to you (in German): fluechtlingsdienst.diakionie.at.

Refugees welcome

What

NGO that offers counselling on housing and accommodation for refugees.

 

Where

 (in German) www.fluechtlinge-willkommen.at

Cafe PROSA

Sparkassenplatz 3

1150 Vienna

Assistance for migrants and refugees - Caritas

What

Caritas offers counselling to migrants on topics of housing and accommodation. They also provide financial assistance for the deposit (Kautionsfond) to refugees and people under subsidiary protection. They offer interpreting services in different languages.

Where

Find the closer office to you here (in English and German): www.caritas.at/.

Volkshilfe Wohndrehscheibe – Accommodation hub

What

Organization that offers counselling concerning accommodation in Vienna. They offer interpreting services in Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, English, German, Macedonian, Serbian, Turkish and Russian.

Where

(in German) www.volkshilfe-Vienna.at

Landerstraßer Hauptstraße 146-148

1030 Vienna

Tel.: +43 1 360 64 4343

Email: wds@volkshilfe-Vienna.at

INTO Vienna

What

NGO that offers counselling for migrants on accommodation and housing in Vienna. They also offer interpreting services in Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese, Croatian, Dari, English, Farsi, French, German, Hebrew, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Kurdish, Russian, Romanian, Serbian, Spanish, Swahili, and Turkish.

Where

www.integrationshaus.at/

Integration house

Engerthstraße 163

1020 Vienna

Tel.: 01 212 35 20-35

Email: beratungsstelle-wohnen@integrationshaus.at

Interface Vienna

What

Organization that offers counselling for migrants on accommodation and housing in Vienna. They also offer interpreting services in Arabic, Bosnian, Chechen, Croatian, Dari, Farsi, English, French, German, Georgian, Russian, Serbian and Somali.

Where

www.interface-wien.at

Paulanergasse 3/1

1040 Vienna

Tel.: 01 524 50 15 0

Email: info@interface-wien.at